Chapter 2291
Estelle was teetering on the edge; here he was, already swamped with online rumors, and now these
two troublemakers hadnded them in the police station!
Dealing with Leighton’s rebellious dog-like temper alone was challenging enough, and now there''s
another one. Damn it, making money had be increasingly tough!
Despite his frustration, seeing Nicole and Leighton unconscious and covered in blood filled Estelle with
immense worry.
"How is she?"
"She''s not dead."
Leighton rubbed the sore spot on his lower back and shot a re at the woman pretending to be
unconscious. "Haven''t you had enough of acting?!"
Nicole leisurely opened her eyes and chuckled, "So, how was my performance? Realistic enough?"
Leighton snorted and couldn''t resist ncing at the back of her head. Her thick hair provided excellent
coverage, making it difficult to assess the extent of her injury. When that stone came flying at them
earlier, it packed quite a punch; he could even hear the dull thud as it hit her head.
Besides appearing slightly pale, Nicole seemedpletely unfazed, even using a tissue to dab at the
blood on the back of her head.
Leighton couldn''t help butment, "You shouldn''t use tissue on wounds; it''s unhygienic."
"Why is it called tissue if it''s unhygienic?" Nicole retorted with a twisted logic. "When you use tissue to
wipe your butt, do you suddenly find it unhygienic?"
Leighton''s expression darkened. "Am I wiping hemorrhoids when I wipe my butt?"
Nicole was momentarily taken aback, then burst intoughter, teasing, ” Where''s your idol image? How
could an idol talk about butts and hemorrhoids?"
Unamused, Leighton grumbled, "You''re bleeding quite a bit from the wound on your head. If you use
tissue and the bits stick, it could get infected.
Then you''ll end up with a scar there, and don''t me me if your hair doesn''t grow back."
The mention of scarring didn''t faze Nicole much, but thement about her hair made her pause.
"Why didn''t you say that earlier? Quickly check if there are any bits stuck there."
Turning her back to him, she asked Leighton to inspect the wound.
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Her jet-ck hair, neatly arranged on her back moments ago, now cascaded down like a dark waterfall,
soft and glossy, with a faint scent of shampoo lingering in the air, giving Leighton an odd feeling.
"How is it? Any bits?"
Nicole urged him on.
Leighton snapped back to attention and murmured, "I didn''t see clearly. Let me take another look."
He gently pushed aside her hair and finally spotted the wound on her scalp, blood oozing out.
The wound wasn''t deep but quite long; it seemed like the sharp edge of the stone had scraped it.
Leighton had been a delicate-looking child; his father had been convinced, inexplicably, that his wife
was carrying a daughter during her pregnancy. They had prepared everything and bought clothes for a
girl. However, when Leighton was born a boy, his parents, in order to save money, decided to make do
with what they had.
Being mistaken for a girl when he was young was bad enough, but being dressed up as one by his
parents led to Leighton being teased a lot. With a quick temper and stubborn personality, he often got
into trouble and ended up getting hurt.
He had taken quite a few beatings for others, but Nicole was the only one who had taken a hit for him.
Leighton''s emotions were somewhatplicated for a moment. He whispered, "Why did you just...
take that hit for me?"
With her eyes closed, Nicole replied softly, "If I hadn''t blocked it, that stone would have smashed your
face. If your face had been ruined, your career would have been pretty much over. You helped me out
at the press conference before, and then because of our ''rtionship,'' your poprity plummeted. I
owe you a favor; consider this my way of repaying you."